If Wednesday Addams were a millennial, she’d be played by Aubrey Plaza. Just look at Parks and Recreation, where Plaza played the sullen intern April Ludgate, or Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, where she played Julie Powers, barista from hell. With starring roles as the villain of Legion and one of the depraved nuns of The Little Hours, 2017 might be the Golden Age of Plaza.
Her reign as Hollywood’s queen of surliness continues with Ingrid Goes West, writer/director Matt Spicer’s debut feature. Plaza plays social-media addict Ingrid Thorburn, whose mood fluctuates with each “like.” Following the death of her mother, Ingrid pepper-sprays the bride of a wedding she wasn’t invited to (as one does) and is committed to a mental institution.